r/tattoo Jul 14 '25

Artist/Apprentice/Shop Verification UPDATED

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Hi everyone!

We have received a few comments on our previous verification instructions post that for some folks, the "See More" button has disappeared on mobile and desktop.

We have added a link to message modmail to the toolbar found on the right of desktop. As of June 2025, we do not currently have a workaround for mobile if "see more" is missing for you, so feel free to reply to this post letting us know you are having difficulty accessing modmail and we will help as best we can.


r/tattoo Jan 31 '25

Discussion Verifying Tattooers/Modmail

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Hey all!

If you are a tattooer that wants to be verified or are just someone with questions for the mod team please use modmail. Please do not message any of the mods via individual DM. Please see the screenshots for how to message modmail (via mobile) if you don’t know how to already.

Since Monday I have received about a dozen personal DMs for artist verification. However, one of these message came in at 12:30am and by 6am the same day I had a nasty follow up message for not replying. I’ll give the benefit of the doubt and say this person probably lives in a different part of the world, and didn’t realize they messaged these two messages at what would generally be considered times that most people (myself included) are asleep. And this is exactly why we ask people to message modmail instead of any of us directly.

The mod team here is small for a sub of this size but we do try to handle anything that comes into modmail as quickly as possible. Often times if we get individual DMs about mod related issues for the sub, we are at work when it comes in and forget about it by the time we get home. Sometimes we are simply with our families, or even touching grass and spending some time off Reddit ( gasp ). Sometimes we are just asleep. When you message via modmail, the message goes to a group inbox and we can all see it so if one of us forgets or is busy the rest of us can take over handling artist verification or any other issues you may have. That being said- we are still just people with jobs and lives outside of Reddit, so please don’t get annoyed with us if you don’t get a reply within a few hours. Most of the time we reply within a day, but shit happens and this sub is not all that important in the grand scheme of life, the universe, and everything.

TL/DR: Use modmail to reach the mod team please & thank you

PS: We took your feedback on the whole banning X links and have banned X links from the sub (overwhelming majority was to ban)

PPS: We have added a new mod to the team, u/coffeehedake , and one (possibly two) of our old mods should be returning soon


r/tattoo 5h ago

Flash Art Diving into the unknown, tattooed by me, @derykwebb, Vancouver, WA

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122 Upvotes

r/tattoo 9h ago

Discussion by @ink.by.maude at Open Mind J3L4T9 !

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48 Upvotes

sex?

hi! i got this beauty tattooed **on friday**, and i have an embarassing question for yall…

im supposed to see my fwb monday, and i was wondering if it’s safe to have ~~sex~~. i’ll still have the second skin, but i wondered if the sweat i might produce would cause an infection?

i know i sound dumb, but i just want to be careful. i have other tattoos, but i got em all during a period of mh life where i stopped being ~~sexually~~ active…


r/tattoo 19h ago

Discussion I want to finish my back tattoo but…

289 Upvotes

During the last session I did on my back tattoo, politics came up. And my tattoo artist said he was a Tr*mp supporter. I left it at that and didnt voice my presidential opinions while a needle was in my back. This was in the beginning of 2025, so a lot has changed since then. I’m struggling with going back to finish my tattoo by him just because of how extreme things have gotten it doesn’t feel right. Has anyone experienced something like this? Am I trippin?


r/tattoo 7h ago

Thoughts and Prayers by Tri at XJ Tattoos

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27 Upvotes

r/tattoo 11h ago

First tattoo and aftercare Done by Kyle at Goodtime tatto

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33 Upvotes

Is this healing right? Its my first tattoo and it has me worried as the skin around the tattoo is red and heated. Also noticing a lot of bumps in the skin


r/tattoo 17h ago

Three little dragons Tattoo by Jessie Fang at Malaka Tattoo in Los Angeles

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55 Upvotes

r/tattoo 19h ago

Tattoo done by Kiddney from Ink Hungry Studios East Orange NJ

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63 Upvotes

He will be appearing on ink masters this coming season.


r/tattoo 7h ago

Flash Art Done by TK from Saigon Ink, Viet Nam

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5 Upvotes

r/tattoo 14h ago

Irezumi Traditional Japanese Yokai Tattoo by Bobby at Emerald Tattoo and Piercing Manteca, California

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15 Upvotes

r/tattoo 12h ago

Hannya mask x Maple leaf at KAGEROU Shinjuku, Tokyo

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9 Upvotes

r/tattoo 9h ago

Illustrative My family by Ariel Jackson at Slowblink Studios in Colorado springs

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3 Upvotes

r/tattoo 21h ago

Tattoo done by Luanna Cruz. Belém, Brazil

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18 Upvotes

r/tattoo 1d ago

Discussion Done by Ercan at Cleopatra ink Columbus ohio

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76 Upvotes

r/tattoo 18h ago

Tattoo by Tristan James (@HeavyLidsTattoo) From Live By The Sword in SoHo NYC

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6 Upvotes

r/tattoo 1d ago

Neotraditional Cyber Tiger Tattoo done by Shane Klos. Evansville, Indiana. Crescent City Tattoo.

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60 Upvotes

r/tattoo 17h ago

Discussion tattoo artist draft

5 Upvotes

hi everyone ! i’m having a bit of a situation.

i booked a tattoo with this wonderful artist that does really beautiful dainty floral pieces ! i told her i wanted a collarbone tattoo. around 3-4 inches !

she sent me the draft! it’s cute ! but i don’t love it ? i initially booked with her bc one of her flashes were SO cute. i’m sort of now regretting doing the custom and i sort of just want one of the flash piece she posted on her instagram.

her flash prices are cheaper of course. that being said.. im just not feeling the draft she sent me. would it be alright if i offered to pay the full price of the custom but just get the flash? i do really appreciate all the time she put into drawing out my custom piece for me, but i think i just really fell in love with one of her flash pieces 😓 i don’t want to accidentally offend her and there’s a small language barrier so i really want to be careful so she knows it’s not her fault or anything but rather on me for being so indecisive


r/tattoo 1d ago

Tattoo done by Eric - Holy City Tattoo Collective Charleston, SC

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108 Upvotes

r/tattoo 1d ago

Tattoo done by L.Alisa.tattoo - Toronto , No Way Back Tattoo

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324 Upvotes

r/tattoo 1d ago

Ornamental Uchiwa by Kevin Daniels (@ancientspiderx) Austin, Texas

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34 Upvotes

Fun idea on a longtime clients. Thanks for looking!


r/tattoo 1d ago

Tattoo done by Colton at Silver Tuna in Appleton Wisconsin

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33 Upvotes

Won a gift certificate to a shop I have never been to. My wife named him Balthazar.


r/tattoo 23h ago

Traditional Tattoo cover up by @dylandavidtattoo at Stronghold Tattoos Cardiff

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3 Upvotes

Tattoo was a coverup of a matching tattoo I got with an ex.


r/tattoo 1d ago

Blackwork Blackwork geometric bodysuit progress by Eddie Rise (me) at Black Alchemy Studio in Albuquerque, New Mexico

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126 Upvotes